Portable stock-inclosure.



C. E. LIGGETT. PORTABLE STOCK INCLOSURE.

APPHCATION FILED APR. 7, 1914.

Patented Nov. 16, 1915.

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PORTABLE STOCK-INCLOSURE.

Application filed April 7, 1914.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES E. LIGGETT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Kirkwood, in the county of Warren, State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in PortableStock-Inclosures; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact descr1ption of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to portable stock inclosures.

The object of the invention resides in the provision of a portable stockinclosure embodying a compact structure which will be light and durableand which is formed of separate sections adapted to be easily andquickly detached from each other whereby the inclosure may be takendown, transported and erected in another locality.

A further object of the invention resides in the provision of a stockinclosure of the character named in which desired side members may besupported in different vertical adjustments to alford a desired openspace between the bottom of the side member and the ground.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists in thedetails of construction and in the arrangement and combination of partsto be hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out inthe appended claim.

In describing the invention in detail refer ence will be had to theaccompanying drawings wherein like characters of reference denotecorresponding parts in the several views, and in which- Figure 1 is aside elevation of a portable inclosure constructed in accordance withthe invention; Fig. 2, a plan view of same; Fig. 3, a partial horizontalsection of the inclosure; Fig. l, a view similar to Fig. 1 showing oneof the side members of the inclosure adjusted vertically; Fig. 5, asection on the line 55 of Fig. 1; Fig. 6, a perspective view of one ofthe side members of the inclosure; Fig. 7 a perspective view of one ofthe corner members of the inclosure showing the manner of anchoring sameto the ground, and Fig. 8, a perspective view of the anchoring pin orstake.

Referring to the drawings the invention is shown as comprising cornermembers A and side members B. Each of the corner Specification ofLetters Patent.

Patented Nov. 16, 191.5. Serial No. 530,243.

members A is of tubular formation and is formed of angle sections 10 and11 riveted together. Secured to three sides of each corner member A arespaced vertical securing flanges 12 and 13 provided at spaced pointswith registering openings 14 for a purpose that will presently appear.Each of the side members B comprises top and bottom members 15 and 16respectively, an intermediate member 17 and side members 18 and 19connecting the ends of the top, bottom and intermediate members. The topand intermediate members 15 and 17 are formed of metal strips havingtheir terminals bent. one quarter of a turn so that the widest portionof said strips will be disposed in a plane extending transversely of thecorner members A. Each side member B further embodies a plurality ofrods 20 having their lower ends extended through openings 21respectively of the bottom member 16 and then clenched. These rods 20also pass through alined openings 22 and 23 formed in the intermediateand top members 17 and 15 respectively. The side members 18 and 19 areprovided respectively with a plurality of openings 24 for a purpose thatwill presently appear. Secured on the side of each corner member A whichis not provided with flanges 12 and 13 and at the lower end of saidcorner member is an eye member 25.

In assembling the inclosure the side members 18 and 19 are insertedbetween the flanges 12 and 13 of adjacent corner members A and theopenings 24 moved into registration with the openings 141 when pins 26are passed through registering openings to detachably secure the sidemember to the corner members. After all the side members B have beensecured in place anchor stakes 27 are engaged through the eye members 25to enhance the strength of the structure. If it is desired to raise oneof the side mem bers B the pins 26 are removed and the side memberelevated until the opening 24 again comes in registration with theopenings 14.- when detachable pins 26 are inserted through theregistering openings and the side member thus held elevated with itsbottom memher in spaced relation to the ground.

What is claimed is A fence section comprising members formed of separateportions each of which is right angular in cross section and has thefree end of one of its arms bent inwardly to form a securing flangeoverlapping an arm of the other portion, fastening devices engagedthrongh said flanges and the abutting arm, spaced vertical stripssecured to the adjacent sides of thercorner members, plates adjustablysecured between said strips, lonminal portions secured respectively tosaid 10 plates, and rods engaged through the longitudinal members.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, in the presence of twoWitnesses.

CHARLES E. LIGGETT. WVitnesses:

J. A. TUBBs, F. NORMAN.

Co ies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

